BILLINGS, Mont. – Competing on home soil in the 2025 GNAC Cross Country Championships, the Montana State University Billings men's and women's cross country programs would each see multiple athletes set PR's on the day, as the Yellowjackets rounded into form at the conference meet.
 
Competing on their home course at Amend Park, the Yellowjackets would see a number of athletes have career days as the team kicked off postseason competition. The women would run a 6K, while the men would compete in an 8K.
 
For MSUB's women's team, their top three finishers would all set personal best times. Senior Cecily Eagleton would lead the pack with a time of 23:26.6, placing in 49^th at the meet. Behind her would finish a pair of freshmen, with Sarah Eichmann finishing with a time of 23:36.3, placing in 52^nd, while Ally Coey would take 54^th with a time of 23:40.4.
 
MSUB's point earners would be rounded out by another freshman in Micah Strong, who would land in 61^st place with a time of 24:02.1, and senior Toree Manning would take 66^th with a time of 24:38.4. Both runners would finish just seconds off their PR times.
 
Rounding out the finishers on the women's side, Chloe Shennum would finish with a time of 24:53.3, taking 69^th place, while Gabi Becker would take 76^th with a time of 25:22.2. Following them, Angela Russo would finish in 79^th place with a time of 25:59.3, Gracyn Rock would place 84^th with a time of 26:47.2, and Emma Waver would finish with a PR time of 26:58.9, taking 85^th.
 
For the MSUB men, Will Hyatt would continue to pace the team as the group's top placer, earning a PR and finishing with a time of 26:01.5. Hyatt's time would be good enough to take 45^th place overall. Behind him, Wyatt May would be the next Yellowjacket to cross the finish line, taking 72^nd place with a mark of 27:48.4. Lennon Davis would be narrowly behind him in 76^th, finishing in 28:07.2. Rounding out the group would be a PR mark from Hunter Bailey, who would finish in 28:43.2, taking 81^st.
 
The Yellowjacket women would place ninth with a team score of 255. The men would finish in tenth.
 
THE BUZZ: Will Hyatt and Cecily Eagleton would earn Intermountain Health Athlete of the Meet honors after finishing as MSUB's top finishers.
 
UP NEXT: Both the MSUB men's and women's cross country teams will race next at the NCAA Division II West Regional Meet, hosted by fellow GNAC school Western Oregon University. The races will take place at the Ash Creek Preserve in Monmouth, OR, with the women running a 6K and the men running a 10K. Meet information will be made available on the men's and women's team schedule pages.